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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Williamsburg Township (South Dundas, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
299
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
299
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Williamsburg Township
6 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae (Rambur, 1842)Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Williamsburg Township
15 Genera with 16 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Williamsburg Township
16 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861Amanda's Pennant
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Maccaffertium exiguum Traver, 1933
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Williamsburg Township
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov